RfaH enhances elongation of Escherichia coli hlyCABD mRNA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1850-1857

  Leeds, Jennifer A ^a   Welch, Rodney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029935766     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1850-1857.1996     Document Type: Article

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